Pokémon Secret Forest Ends June 21: Final-Day Guide for Seoul Forest Visitors

Pokémon Secret Forest ends its scheduled run on June 21, 2026, closing the Seoul Forest garden attraction connected to Pokémon Mega Festa 2026. For readers searching for Pokemon Secret Forest before the final operating date, the essential points are clear: it is located at Seoul Forest, it is part of the 2026 Seoul International Garden Show, and no extension beyond June 21 is listed in the provided official sources.¹

The official Pokémon Korea page presents Pokémon Secret Forest as a Pokémon-themed space inside the 2026 Seoul International Garden Show, with forest Pokémon displays and new Pokémon Store original goods as key features.² Seoul’s official garden festival page identifies the attraction as part of the Pokémon 30th anniversary project Pokémon Mega Festa 2026 and lists its operating period as May 1 to June 21, 2026, at Seoul Forest.¹

Pokémon Secret Forest Ending: What Is Confirmed

The confirmed final operating date is June 21, 2026. Seoul’s official 2026 Seoul International Garden Show page gives the full run as May 1 through June 21, 2026, and places the venue at Seoul Forest.¹ Inven Global also reported, citing Pokémon Korea’s announcement, that Pokémon Secret Forest would operate at Seoul Forest until June 21 as part of the wider Pokémon Mega Festa 2026 program.³

DigitalPost(PC사랑) separately reported on June 19, 2026, that both Pokémon Secret Forest and the Seongsu-dong “Metamon Playground” were operating until June 21, 2026.⁴ Taken together, the available records point to June 21 as the closing date, with no later public operating schedule included in the provided material.

It is also useful to understand what type of event is ending. Pokémon Secret Forest was not described as a standard indoor pop-up. The Seoul festival listing presents it as a character pop-up garden within the 2026 Seoul International Garden Show, while Inven Global described it as an approximately 2,800-square-meter forest-themed space with photo booths, Pikachu Camping Village, and merchandise sales.¹³

Final-Day Visitor Notes

The main practical issue for late visitors is entry management. HeyPop reported that a waiting system was introduced to reduce on-site congestion, and DigitalPost(PC사랑) reported that QR-code waiting was still required during a weekday afternoon visit shortly before the attraction ended.⁵⁴ Visitors should therefore avoid assuming that outdoor access means immediate entry.

Crowding was a documented issue earlier in the run. The Korea Economic Daily reported that on May 5, 2026, large crowds gathered at Seoul Forest for Pokémon Secret Forest and police were dispatched. The same report said that even after rare Pokémon card distribution ended, entry registration closed before the official admission time, with 1,552 waiting teams recorded five minutes before entry.⁶

One field staff member was quoted as saying, “Entry starts at noon, but the last registered team can only enter at 6 p.m.”⁶ That quote refers to the reported May 5 situation, not every day of operation, but it helps explain why the waiting system became important for visitors trying to plan their time.

The attraction’s content was built around several themed areas. HeyPop described Pokémon Secret Forest as having seven zones, including photo zones, Pikachu Camping Village, Vileplume’s Treasure Storehouse, a store zone, and Eevee’s Secret Walking Path.⁵ DigitalPost(PC사랑) also reported seeing Pikachu photo zones, starter Pokémon sculptures, and an Eevee-themed area during a visit near the end of the run.⁴

For planning purposes, the source-backed advice is limited but practical: use June 21, 2026, as the final listed operating date; expect a waiting system rather than open walk-in flow; and treat crowd conditions as variable. The provided sources do not give a separate refund process, ticket price, weather policy, or post-closing reopening plan.

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